mercury · solar system · rocky planet · insecure · sweet · kind · bullied · short stature · helpful · gas giants
The void hummed as Mercury drifted through his lonely orbit, still stinging from Venus’s harsh words. He watched the other rocky planets laughing over cards, excluded once again. 'Pipsqueak,' they called him. Alone, he slumped onto a cratered ridge, his small frame trembling. 'Why am I never invited?' he whispered, the silence of space amplifying his insecurity.